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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-17052025-263176
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2152] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025/VAISAKНА 25, 1947
MINISTRY OF COAL
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 15th May, 2025.
S.O. 2202(E).— Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Coal
number S.O. 2230(E), dated 19th May, 2023, issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Coal Bearing
Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 (20 or 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act),
published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 19th May, 2023,
the Central Government gave notice of its intention to prospect for coal in 787.893 hectares (approximately)
or 1946.88 acres (approximately) of the land in the locality specified in the Schedule annexed to that
notification;
And whereas the Central Government is satisfied that coal is obtainable in a part of the said land
prescribed in the Schedule appended to this notification.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the said Act,
the Central Government hereby gives notice of its intention to acquire the land measuring 751.617 hectares
(approximately) or 1857.25 acres (approximately) as all rights in or over the said land described in the
Schedule appended hereto.
Note 1: The plan bearing number SECL/BSP/GM(L and R)/LAND/19 dated the 27th February, 2025
comprised the area covered by this notification may be inspected in the office of the Collector, District
Raigarh, Chhattisgarh or in the office of the Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organisation, Ministry of
Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 or in the office of the South Eastern
Coalfields Limited (Revenue Section), Seepat Road, Bilaspur- 495006, Chhattisgarh.
Note 2: Attention is hereby invited to the provisions of section 8 of the said Act which provides as follows:
"8. Objection to acquisition. – (1) Any person interested in any land in respect of which a notification under
section 7 has been issued may, within thirty days of the issue of the notification, object to the acquisition of
the whole or any part of the land or of any rights in or over such land.
Explanation: - It shall not be an objection within the meaning of this section for any person to say that he
himself desires to undertake mining operations in the land for the production of coal and that such operations
should not be undertaken by the Central Government or by any other person.
(2) Every objection under sub-section (1) shall be made to the competent authority in writing, and the
competent authority shall give the objector an opportunity of being heard either in person or by a legal
practitioner and shall, after hearing all such objections and after making such further inquiry, if any, as he
thinks necessary, either make a report in respect of the land which has been notified under sub-section (1) of
section 7 or of rights in or over such land, or make different reports in respect of different parcels of such
land or of rights in or over such land, to the Central Government, containing his recommendations on the
objections, together with the record of the proceedings held by him, for the decision of that Government.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be interested in land who would be entitled
to claim an interest in compensation if the land or any rights in or over such land were acquired under this
Act.".
Note 3: The Coal Controller, Coal Controller's Organisation, Ministry of Coal, Scope Minar, 5th Floor, Core
II, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 has been appointed by the Central Government as the competent authority
under section 3 of the said Act, vide notification number S.O. 905, dated the 20th March, 1987, published in
Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, dated the 4th April, 1987.
SCHEDULE
Porda Chimtapani Open Cast Project
Raigarh Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limited
District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
[Plan bearing number SECL/BSP/GM(L and R)/LAND/19 dated the 27th February, 2025]
All Rights:
(A) Revenue Land:
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| Serial | Name of | Patwari | Tahsil | District | State | Area | Remarks |
| Number | village | Halka | | | | (in | |
| | | number | | | | Hectares) | |
+==============+===============+=================+=========+==========+============+=================+==========+
| 1. | Konpara | 00009 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 235.957 | Part |
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 2. | Chimtapani | 00007 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 36.391 | Part |
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 3. | Kantajhariya | 00007 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 36.936 | Part |
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 4. | Kathrapali | 00009 | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 153.920 | Part |
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 5. | Unsurveyed | | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 55.000 | Full |
| | Land | | | | | | |
| | (Vilage- | | | | | | |
| | Singhanpur, | | | | | | |
| | Gram | | | | | | |
| | Panchayat- | | | | | | |
| | Chimtapani) | | | | | | |
+--------------+---------------+-----------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
Total: 518.204 hectares (approximately) or 1280.48 Acres (approximately)
(B) Forest Land:
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| Serial | Name of forest range | Tahsil | District | State | Area (in | Remarks |
| Number | | | | | Hectares) | |
+==============+=======================+=========+==========+============+=================+==========+
| 1. | Konpara | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 138.576 | Part |
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 2. | Chimtapani | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 78.580 | Part |
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 3. | Kantajhariya | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 3.677 | Part |
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 4. | Kathrapali | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 2.580 | Part |
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
| 5. | Gharghoda Forest Range | Gharghoda | Raigarh | Chhattisgarh | 10.000 | Part |
+--------------+-----------------------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+----------+
Total: 233.413 hectares (approximately) or 576.76 Acres (approximately)
Grand Total (A + B): 751.617 hectares (approximately) or 1857.25 Acres (approximately)
1. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Konpara (Part): 1 to 36, 45/1 (Part), 45/2, 45/3 (Part), 60 to
66, 67/1 to 67/3, 68 to 94, 95/1 to 95/5, 96 to 123, 124/1, 124/2, 125 to 147, 148/1 to 148/4, 149 to
183, 186/2, 187 to 198, 200/2, 200/3, 201, 202, 203/1, 251/1 क, 251/1 ख, 251/1 ग, 253 (Part), 254/40
and 267 (Part).
2. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Chimtapani (Part): 1 (Part), 7 to 12, 15, 16/4, 16/6 to 16/9,
17/13, 17/15, 17/17 to 17/24, 17/30, 17/34 to 17/37, 36, 41 to 46, 47/1 (Part) to 47/4, 47/7, 49 (Part)
and 149 (Part).
3. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Kantajhariya (Part): 11 to 15, 40 to 46, 50 to 53, 54/1, 54/2,
54/4 to 54/8, 54/12 to 54/14, 55 to 59, 60 (Part), 61, 62, 63 (Part), 64/5 to 64/8, 65 (Part), 66 to 70,
71/1 to 71/3, 72 to 75.
4. Plot numbers to be acquired in village Kathrapali (Part): 22 to 41, 59 to 85, 86 (Part), 241 to 264,
281 to 283, 378 (Part), 379 to 384, 385 (Part), 386, 388, 389, 392 and 393 (Part).
5. Compartment numbers to be acquired in Gharghoda Forest Range: 1327P (P) and 1319 RF (P).
6. Unsurveyed land to be acquired in village Sinhanpur, Gram Panchayat Chimtapani: Approximately
55.00 Hectares.
Boundary Description:
A-B: Line starts from point 'A' at southern corner of Khasra No. 283 of Kathrapali villages and passes through
Khasra No. 281, 262, 263/6, 263/2, 263/1, 264, 241, 86 (P), 84,83, 80, 59, 60, 41, 40, 22, 23 of Kathrapali
villages towards North direction and meets at point 'B' at the Boarder of Porda Village.
B-C: Line starts from point 'B' and passes through Khasra no. 23,24,25,30, 31 of Kathrapali Village and outer
boundary of Khasra No 79/1, 76/1 and 76/2 of Kantajhariya Villages towards North-east direction and meets
at point 'C Khasra No. 75 at the boundary of Kantajhariya village.
C-C1: Line starts from point 'C' and passes through Khasra no. 75 of Kantajhariya village towards North
East direction and meets at point 'C1'.
C1-C2: Line starts from point 'C1' and passes through Khasra no. 75 & 74 of Kantajhariya village towards
South-East direction and meets at point 'C2'.
C2-C3: Line starts from point 'C2' and passes through outer boundary of Khasra no. 79/4 79/2 of
Kantajhariya village towards North direction and meets at point 'C3'.
C3-C4: Line starts from point 'C3' and passes through Khasra no. 73, 55/2, 54/8 of Kantajhariya village
towards South West direction and meets at point 'C4'.
C4-D: Line starts from point 'C4' at boundary of Kantajhariya village and passes through Khasra No. 54/8,
50, 46/2, 46/3 of Village Kantajhariya village towards north-west direction and meets at point 'D'.
D-E: Line starts from point 'D' and passes through Khasra No 46/3, 46/7, 46/6, 46/4, 40, 41, 15 and 11 of
Kantajhariya village towards North Direction and meets at point 'E'.
E-F: Line starts from point 'E' and passes through Khasra 11, 63 (P), 62, 60, 64/7, 64/5, 65, 67/4, 66/1 of
Kantajhariya village and Khasra No 1P, 7, 1(P) of Chimtapani village towards North-east direction and meets
at point 'F'.
F-G: Line starts from point 'F' of Chimtapani Village and passes through Khasra No 16 (P), 17/13, 15 of
Chimtapani village towards south direction and meets at point 'G'.
G-H: Line starts from point 'G' and passes through Khasra No 15, 17/15, 17/37 of Chimtapani Village towards
south-west direction and meets at point 'H'.
H-I: Line starts from point 'H' and passes through Khasra No 17/37 of Chimtapani Village towards south-east
direction and meets at point 'I'.
I-J: Line starts from point 'I' and passes through Khasra No 17/37 of Chimtapani Village towards west
direction and meets at point 'J'.
J-K: Line starts from point 'J' and passes through Khasra No 17/37 of Chimtapani Village towards South east
direction and meets at point 'K'.
K-L: Line starts from point 'K' and passes through Khasra No 17/37, 17/17, 17/34, 17/24, 43/1, 17/30 and 36
of Chimtapani Village towards east direction and meets at point 'L'.
L-M: Line starts from point 'L' and passes through Khasra No 36, 47/1P and 41 of Chimtapani Village towards
South east direction and meets at point 'M'.
M-N: Line starts from point 'M' and passes through Khasra No 41, 47/1(P) and 47/7(P) of Village Chimtapani
and Khasra No 27, 28, 36/5, 267(P), 45(P), 267(P) of Konpara Village towards south direction and meets at
'N'.
N-O: Line starts from point 'N' and passes through Khasra No. 267, 203/1(P), 202/1, 202/2, 200/3 of Konpara
Village towards south west direction and meets at point 'O'.
O-P: Line starts from point 'O' and passes through Khasra No. 200/3, 200/2, 198, 195/1, 187, 186/2, 183,
175, 173, 170/2, 172, 157, 154/3, 153/1, 148/1, 152/1, 152/2 of Konpara Village towards west direction and
meets at point 'P'.
P-Q: Line starts from point 'P' and passes through Khasra No. 152/2, 148/3, 251/1, 254/40 Konpara Village
and Khasra No.393(P), 392 of Kathrapali Village towards South west direction and meets at point 'Q' at
Border of Kathrapali Village.
Q-R: Line starts from point 'Q' and passes through Khasra No.392 of Kathrapali Village towards North west
direction and meets at point 'R'.
R-A: Line starts from point 'R' and passes through Khasra No.392, 389, 388, 386, 385(P) and 378(P), 283 of
Kathrapali Village towards west direction and meets at point 'A'.
S-T: Line starts from point 'S' at outer Boundary of Khasra No 514 and passes through Compartment no.
1327P (P) and 1319 RF (P) of Gharghoda Forest Range towards North East direction and meets at point 'T'
near Khasra No. 27 at the boundary of village Kantajhariya.
T-U: Line starts from point 'T' at boundary of Kantajhariya village and passes through Compartment no.
1319 RF (P) of Gharghoda Forest Range at boundary of village Kantajhariya towards South West direction
and meets at point U near Khasra No. 30 at boundary of village Kantajhariya.
U-V: Line starts from point 'U' at boundary of Kantajhariya village and passes through Compartment no.
1319 RF (P) of Gharghoda Forest Range of village Kurmibhouna towards North West direction and meets at
point 'V' near Khasra No. 531 at Boundary of Kurmibhouna.
V-W: Line Starts from point 'V' and passes through Compartment no. 1327P (P) and 1319 RF (P) of
Gharghoda Forest Range towards South West direction and meets at point ‘W' near Khasra no. 521 at
Boundary of Kurmibhouna.
W-S: Line Starts from point 'W' and passes through Compartment no. 1327P (P) of Gharghoda Forest Range
towards North West direction and meets at point 'S near Khasra No. 514 at Boundary of Kurmibhouna.
[F. No. 43015/17/2022-LAIR]
BHABANI PRASAD PATI, Jt. Secy.